The development of Hong Kong student-teachers' professional beliefs

The development of Hong Kong student-teachers' professional beliefs

• Wong, Ping Ho The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Hon-Law, Sin Yee Angelina The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Yip, Sin Ching The Hong Kong Institute of Education

2005

CESHK Annual Conference 2005: Approaches and Strategies in Comparative Education (2005: The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MA Professional Education for Teachers
• N Students & Student Services
  • NC Charactieristics & Conditions of Students; Opinion & Attitudes of Students, Problems of Adjustment

Teacher Education and Professional Development Teacher Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

Professionalism has been a focus of educational study in recent years, with researchers trying to find out if teachers demonstrate certain qualities, mainly external, of being a professional teacher. Instead of focusing on professionalism, this paper narrows its focus to the internal aspect of teacher professional development, examining the development of Hong Kong student-teachers’ professional beliefs, about which the student-teachers hold strong opinion, and which affect their decision-making and are subject to change. This present paper is based on a pilot study involving a total of eight student-teachers. Qualitative research methods, including autobiographies and in-depth interviews, were used to conduct the research. This paper attempts to identify and describe the patterns of development of Hong Kong student-teachers’ professional beliefs, to compare the differences between various patterns and to highlight some key factors influencing professional beliefs. Implications from the study would shed light on future research on the development of student-teachers’ professional conviction.

Paper presented at the CESHK Annual Conference 2005: Approaches and Strategies in Comparative Education

• English

Conference Papers

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/37baa304

2015-04-15